FECA Maybe Getting a Tuneup After 40 Years

A recent Congressional hearing concerning the Federal workers' Compensation program for injured workers reveals insight into the dramatic problems facing the nation's benefit program. The program has not had any major revisions in the last 40 years.

Senator Daniel K. Akaka remarked:

"One of FECA’s core principles is that workers and their families should be no better or worse off than they would have been if the worker had not been injured."

Member Statements
Senator Daniel K. Akaka [view statement]

Witnesses
Panel 1
The Honorable Christine M. Griffin [view testimony]
Deputy Director
U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Mr. Gary Steinberg [view testimony]
Acting Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
U.S. Department of Labor

Panel 2

Mr. Andrew Sherrill [view testimony]
Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Mr. Joseph Beaudoin [view testimony]
President
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association

Mr. Ronald Watson [view testimony] 

Consultant
National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO

Dr. Gregory Krohm [view testimony]
Executive Director
International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions

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